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Continued from page 12 ....A Trip Down Memory Lane - Lost Fun Waterfront Bars ... See Pg. 12 for Map #

Original, Recent, & Final Name What Happened Original, Recent, & Final Name What Happened

1 Brownies (The original one), Photo Brownies torn 9 Hotel Cadillaqua, Around as
Beach Grill, and St. Clair down to build Van Pamels, early as 1915...
lastly, the Tin Beach Grill in & Pelle’s Pelle’s burned
Fish is out of Shores 1997. Hope to
Public have a new ten-
Library tant in 2016?

business... Remember down in 1999.
Vacant lot today
the Brownies Yacht?
10 Jiggers - Last owner Closed down
2 Lakeview Inn then 2015 Lakeview in torn in 2009, now
Ginos Surf & Luna Kai down to build 2015 “Chantelle” now runs vacant... good
the Island Grill lake landmark
Ginos in 1970’s.
Chapter XI 2015. @ Mayea Marina with bright roof

Maybe Ginos 11 Dew Drop Inn An old timer
will reopen? Washed said the saying
was “The Dew
3 Candles, Tom’s Oyster Bar, and Before its into Lake Drop Inn...did
The Barge .... original remodel, St. Clair
do you remember during huge fall in”
Maybe 80mph storm in 1955
will open the old wood Rene’s Port Lounge
as The floors and the bar 12 2015 overlooking Bldg. is for sale.
AuSable ? that sloped down Bouvier Bay I can now share
Under nice, but very the secret to his
to the lake? pierogie dough
slow renovation... 2015 RIP Rene 2015 ... sour cream

4 The Lighthouse Inn was Burned down 13 Munchies Restaurant ... Namesake Torn down
around as early as 1944. in 1998 (was for our 2013 & is now
next to Crews swim Rose Marine
Also, do you remember Inn). Ate my area;
Johnson’s right first escargot Tthhene Brisbay Lounge Showroom
there. This & 2013
across the street? Johnson’s now a
How about parking lot. Cat- Cheer’s on the Channel 2015
fish Creek is boat 14 A lot of cigars, Now a CPA office.
Catfish 1948 docks & storage. Remember the
Creek? wine & snifters
Mt. Clemens Library Collection big chair in
consumed at this the bar?

5 Conger Bay Original white once Detroit News 5 star dinner & bed
Lounge, old 2 story house 15 Drift Inn - was next
Boon Docks, door to Torn down
Jack’s Bay bar restaurant Decker’s 1985 - Is now
Lounge, torn down to Landing
Jack’s Up build Garwoods. 1950’s a fuel dock
Garwood’s Deck 1990’s 2002 building at Balfour’s
moved to M59
(Aspen) Now Marina
residential.
North, & 16 Algonac Inn, & Port O’Call Next to the
Garwoods in 1965 Harsen’s Ferry
- Opened 1948.
6 The Sail Inn, now the grass DNR I think their slogan Now a vacant
area in front of Anglers Point was to sail in topless lot

7 Lou’s Lounge, Building torn 17 The Next to the
Shipping Channel, down 2002 and Boat Harsen’s Ferry.
Brownies, is now condos. 1989 to 1997.
then the Went to Florida
Buccaneer The Bar where
“Jobbie Nooner” Henry’s, then Downriggers
on the Torn down
was promoted 18 2010 & now a
parking lot for
8 Hohnhorst Hotel, Kapitski’s, Building torn down River Russell Island
Anchor Bay Inn, Surf North, and now condos. 1937-2001
Tryst, and Tin Fish According to local
historians, was a
destination for 19 The Ice Could only get
rum runners from there by boat.
 Canada during House Burned Down
1950
2014 prohibition

The “parking lot” of the Tin Fish is where the condos are now built - photo taken October 2015

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